Our Community is over 1 Million Strong. Join Us.

Grand Future Air Dried Beef Dog Food
Air Dried Dog Food | Real Beef

Grain-Free, Zero Fillers


Lamborghini Gallardo vs. Ford GT


Pages : [1] 2

1965PontiacGTO
02-07-2004, 11:42 AM
I just want to know your opinion on which car is better and why, personnally I think the Ford GT is better because of its bang for the buck factor and because the Gallardo and GT have roughly the same base price.

DiabloGT
02-07-2004, 01:42 PM
yeah right it aint a bang for the buck , they both have same hp, ford gt is only a mustang engine that has a s/c HAHAH, and the gallardo can pump out more power w/o tthe s/c, it has a v10 engine, and also that is pure luxury inside, cmon look at the ford gt WHAT IS UP WITH THOSE BUCKLES on the seats...overall i go for gallardo...

1965PontiacGTO
02-07-2004, 02:33 PM
What are you talking about the Ford GT has 500hp and 500lb-ft and its a V8, 0-60 in 3.8sec, 1/4 mile in 11.9 sec@122mph.
The Gallardo has 492hp and 376lb-ft and its a V10!!, 0-60 in 4.0sec, and 1/4 mile in 12.2sec at 122mph

You are right about the interior, but the Ford obviously has the advantage in performance, and by the way the approximate base price of The GT is $150,000 and the Gallardo $165,900. :smile:

Doucette
02-09-2004, 07:42 AM
Ford GT, even though I'm a Lamborghini fan.

moslerporschefreak
02-09-2004, 04:52 PM
I'd go for the gallardo. Afterall, the .2 sec difference cited doesn't really matter unless you drag race Euro exotics (in which case you're stranger than I thought). Both cars have been shown to have excellent handling and are for the same price. Because of this, it really boils down to the intangibles. The Gallardo has an incredible engine sound, refined interior without being plush and an optional e-gear (if your purpose is to use it for the track). The GT has a good note (but it comes from a pickup truck engine), a not so refined interior, and a development that took under 18 months and a lot of budget cutting.

GALLARDO 8 days a week.

SuPeRcAr_MaN
02-09-2004, 06:40 PM
The Ford GT is a great car can I like to drive American, but I would take the Gallardo. Styling: The Gallardo crushes the GT. It's just too retro, while the Lambo looks fast sitting still. The interior goes to the Gallardo as well, because again the Ford is so retro. I like retro, but the Ford GT40 was never one of my favorite cars, so why should the GT be. Performance: The GT may outperform the Gallardo, but unless you're racing, you aren't going to really notice it. I take the Lambo...

1965PontiacGTO
02-09-2004, 06:57 PM
You have a good point, the statistics are so close, it really comes down to brand preference.

moslerporschefreak
02-10-2004, 06:22 PM
In which case the Lambo will usually win with the exception of course being ford/american racing afficionados.

1965PontiacGTO
02-13-2004, 08:00 PM
not to sound funny, but...In which case the Lambo will usually win with the exception of course being ford/american racing afficionados. What are you talking about?

moslerporschefreak
02-13-2004, 10:21 PM
What I mean is that if you have two equal cars like the gallardo and GT, most people will choose the gallardo because it is a lambo. It's almost a cheap but nonetheless inherent advantage that the gallardo has. When in dounbt, go for the status symbol.

btw, I wouoldn't choose th gallardo due to its status, I just simply like it more. And also, my previous post was very unclear, going back i didn't even understand what I was saying at first.

DiabloGT
02-17-2004, 11:49 PM
wow at least the lambo can make almost 500hp from no s/c and its a V10!, and the thing i hate is its a s/ced MUSTANG(EWWW) engine!

1965PontiacGTO
02-18-2004, 04:56 PM
actually the GT's engine is from a truck engine, not a mustang engine, not that it sounds good, but just so you know.

DiabloGT
02-20-2004, 12:33 PM
well not what i heard when i went to the auto show, i saw it it was in the front of the show, and that lady kept repeating its a s/ced mustang engine, so im not sure but oh well, dont bother to reply...

veebo
02-27-2004, 09:37 AM
I have looked at both, and elected to purchase a Gallardo over the GT. My personal reasons:

1. Styling (discussed enough)

2. Italian Exotic = Price Protection

Ford dealers are playing games with pricing... they are either adding a markup to the car's price or refusing to protect you on the MSRP. This is not the way Ferrari and Lambo dealers work with real customer orders for new cars... they protect your MSRP. In other words, original GT owners are gonna get screwed by dealers. Ford dealers do NOT understand how to build loyalty among their high-end clients because they don't HAVE any. My Gallardo comes in late May, at $170,000 complete incl. taxes, and I can sell it used today for about $190,000. Contrary to what some people think, exotic dealers rarely sell customer orders out from under you to reap these benefits.

3. Gallardo has a Real Race Engine

Yes, the Gallardo engine was blueprinted, blocked (based on Audi S8 engine configuration) and designed for the car specifically. The Lambo engine is normally aspirated, not supercharged, and this is really important to me because no real race engine is supercharged. Think about it: IRC, F1, Indy do not use s/c. Why not? Well, for one, when the engine intake manifold gets warm, which it always does in a race, super-charged air warms up, reducing the effectiveness of the supercharger significantly. Result: the longer and harder you drive, the weaker the car gets. This is why collectors do not want a supercharged engine in an exotic that "pretends" to be a race car, especially a retro/flashback car like the GT. IMHO the GT is a poser, friends, albeit a poser that crushes the Gallardo on the track. On the other hand...

4. If I want bang for the buck, then I will buy a Noble M12 GTO-3R

The M12 runs circles around the GT, Gallardo and F360 on a track, and is quite a bit quicker in the straights. In fact, the M12 GTO-3R is quicker than all but 3 or 4 production supercars in the world (Enzo, Saleen, Zonda, maybe one other). The Noble uses a twin-turbo Ford 6-cylinder Duratec engine + a Getrag 6-speed trannie on a 2200 lb car to do this. Stats: 0-60 in 3.6 sec, 0-100 in 11.9 sec, 1.1g on the skidpad, 1.4g pulling on brakes. At a landed cost of $82,000 US, and a run of only 50-100 cars per year to the US, this is defintely my next purchase. See the importer's web site, www.1gracing.com, for more information (no I do not work for them). Car-nut warning: the US version of the M12 is a roller, but not your typical one... the engine and trannie are the same as the production car sold in the UK, where the Noble is manufactured. The only way around DOT crash-testing was to ship the car and drivetrain separately, then reconnect the two inside the US. Other than that, nothing different between the production M12 and its US counterpart. 1 year warranty on everything.

Just my 2cents...

veebo

Doucette
02-27-2004, 09:54 AM
Good points, veebo. I retract my previous choice, and choose the Lamborghini Gallardo instead. (My change in mind was not due to veebo's post, althought it does reinforce my decision.) Why the change of mind? The Ford GT is not quite the supercar I thought it was. I guess the hype got to me. It happens.

BTW, http://www.fordvehicles.com/ has a TV Spot videos of the GT:
http://www.fordvehicles.com/fordgt/movies/theOne_60sec.mov
http://www.fordvehicles.com/fordgt/movies/theOne_30sec.mov
http://www.fordvehicles.com/fordgt/movies/theOne_makingOf.mov

moslerporschefreak
02-29-2004, 11:51 AM
Is the M12 GTO-3R 82k? I thought that I had seen in advertised in the US for 53k. Anyways, that car is incredible, the most bang for your buck out there (and please corvette fans, dont argue that)

veebo
02-29-2004, 10:12 PM
Yeah, GTO-3R is $82K, according to the guys at 1gracing. This is for every option possible, including labor for installation of the drivetrain.

moslerporschefreak
03-02-2004, 04:47 PM
moderators, sorry for being off topic but...

veebo, do you know what the top speed of the m12 is?

veebo
03-02-2004, 05:48 PM
Noble M12 GTO-3R runs 170 mph...

MAXIMUM SPEEDS
1st 44.6mph
2nd 72.0mph
3rd 92.2mph
4th 117.7mph
5th 149.8mph
6th 170.0mph

copied from from http://www.1gracing.com/specs.html

Cheers!

veebo

veebo
03-02-2004, 05:51 PM
Videos on the Noble... maybe we should start a new thread??

http://www.1gracing.com/video.html

Cheers,

vbo

moslerporschefreak
03-02-2004, 05:58 PM
yes, in the "other cars" section tally ho!

Pennzoil GT-R
04-06-2004, 08:21 AM
i dont think either car was desinged with straight line performance in mind. as for how much fun they are to drive it comes down to personal preference, i personally prefer the high revving V10 and exotic appeal of the Gallrdo but there will be many who disagree.

moslerporschefreak
04-06-2004, 06:46 PM
Well, neither was probably designed with straightline as the primary goal, but lets face it, the GT is geared more to american motor heads who (albeit somewhat stereotypically) do tend to pay more attention to the straight line. Still, a good comparison of cars.

TUBE GUY
06-02-2004, 12:01 PM
"I have looked at both, and elected to purchase a Gallardo over the GT. My personal reasons:

2. Italian Exotic = Price Protection

Ford dealers are playing games with pricing... they are either adding a markup to the car's price or refusing to protect you on the MSRP. This is not the way Ferrari and Lambo dealers work with real customer orders for new cars... they protect your MSRP. In other words, original GT owners are gonna get screwed by dealers. Ford dealers do NOT understand how to build loyalty among their high-end clients because they don't HAVE any. My Gallardo comes in late May, at $170,000 complete incl. taxes, and I can sell it used today for about $190,000. Contrary to what some people think, exotic dealers rarely sell customer orders out from under you to reap these benefits. "


Lambo dealers were doing the same at first, until the speculators bailed out. Now you can get one for list or below, no wait. The only dealers that don't do over retail is Ferrari dealers, who sell cars to "friends" or "special customers" to buy them back and sell them over retail. It's all the same. I have a four year wait for my 360 spyder. One of my buddies waited 6 months. But he buys a lot more cars.

"3. Gallardo has a Real Race Engine

IMHO the GT is a poser, friends, albeit a poser that crushes the Gallardo on the track. "

Uh...what? This thing about a truck engine is silly. It's an engine. And one that will be dependable most likely. Audis are dependable to a degree, but they like to go home to mama broken here and there...trust me.

I am considering the Gallardo even as we speak. I love it! So don't get me wrong. It's fun to own a foreign exotic. Same thing in my business. You want something that's different. In Europe, the Ford GT will be hotter that sh*t, and put on the same pedestal as any exotic.

As to interior, I will take a BMW interior over Ferrari or Lambo any day. Why? Italian interiors fall apart. Hopefully the Gallardo will fare better because of Audi parts. Were it not for Audi ownership, I would never buy a Lambo. For me. But I have little patience for stuff falling apart. And that goes for my Ferrari too.

DiabloGT
06-02-2004, 01:19 PM
so what about the noble its i4 300hp with a crappy interior, and i doubt it can reach mid 3's with a supercharged 4 cyl ford engine, cheap car makers always announce fake stats look at the gay hybrid, they claimed its 50mpg+ yeah right it was actually 30 flat..., and that is no comparison to the exotic v10 lamborghini gallardo, so is the gt, i would never pick american muscle over european muscle, european is always the best, tube guy did you recieve your gallardo yet??? how is it, how is the power looks and everything about it?

TUBE GUY
06-03-2004, 12:45 AM
tube guy did you recieve your gallardo yet??? how is it, how is the power looks and everything about it?


I did not buy it yet. I'm deciding. The one I want just came in, orange/black. If I don't buy it, it is only because I don't want to sell my Ferrari to get it, and owning both would be excessive IMHO. I psychologically bullsh*t and justify my way into stuff. Yikes.

I can buy it for $625 a month interest only loan at 3.75%, plus insurance of maybe $2500 a year, and take the hit on depreciation at $9600/year. About $1650 a month.

DiabloGT
06-03-2004, 07:13 PM
how is your power in the 360? and you just cant compare the gallardo to the 360 the gallardo is pure v10 power... the 360 is like 3 liter v8 pumping less power than a z06, but its your idea...and yeah i too think that the orange one is nice, since btw orange is my favorite color on the murcielago, gallardo, and diablo 6.0... gl on your descision...hope u can get the gallardo somehow!

-Davo
07-20-2004, 02:27 AM
A gallardo will cost up to half a million AUD dollars, a ford won't. That includes tax, on-road costs, insurance etc, and delivery. So no, they aren't the same price range. FLAW. (btw, that includes that 25k increase)

veebo
07-20-2004, 07:18 AM
how is your power in the 360? and you just cant compare the gallardo to the 360 the gallardo is pure v10 power... the 360 is like 3 liter v8 pumping less power than a z06, but its your idea...and yeah i too think that the orange one is nice, since btw orange is my favorite color on the murcielago, gallardo, and diablo 6.0... gl on your descision...hope u can get the gallardo somehow!


Actually, that's not a FLAW. While the LIST price of the Ford GT is $150K USD, the actual street price is north of $200K USD. Perhaps in Australia this is not the case, but in the US, where the vast majority of GTs will be sold, it definitely is the situation. So the Gallardo costs less.

Cheers,


vbo

Sean
07-21-2004, 03:06 AM
I would take the Gallardo. This doesn't come as a surprise, does it? :iceslolan

Menu dei Motori
08-09-2004, 12:01 PM
a bit offtopic talking about m12 or 360

plz tell us only your favour or compare the 2 cars

DaMainMan
09-05-2004, 07:31 AM
I would say the Gallardo because the Ford is just plain ugly for a sportscar of that price.

V12Unleash
09-06-2004, 02:37 AM
i've never been in a ford gt i admit, but i've been as a passenger in a gallardo, the owner was interested in buying my car, and he took me for a little (very little) joy ride, and he went to the states to drive the ford gt, so i guess his view on this would be quite right

both cars are fast, although the AWD on the gallardo makes it feel sticking to the ground in 1st gear. the ford gt leaps out whenever u stick the throtlle, super charger does have lag.

both cars are well balanced, gallardo is expectionally well in corners, its faster than murcielago. compare to the ford gt, it feels less than a go-kart.

both engines are sensational, although the only down side is the ford gt does have a little lag on the bottom end, which reflects its weakness at gear change.

these two cars are built and market for different group of people, they shouldn't be really compared together.

V12Unleash
09-06-2004, 02:39 AM
P.S, to everyone who think the ford gt will not keep its value in the coming years, you'll be suprised.

slagwater
09-08-2004, 04:41 PM
When you say that the cars are built for different types of people, I have to agree, unfortunately.

The Gallardo is built for anyone who can come up with the money and wants to buy one.

However, the Ford GT seems only to be built for the owners of dealerships who keep them for theirselves and for a few celebs who can get one. I drove up to our local Ford dealer a while ago in my Diablo with my wife and we asked what we have to do to get a GT and basically were told that it wasn't possible. Off course, a few weeks later the GT sighted in town belonged to the dealer (ie his personal car)

Ford sucks for not making enough GT's to go around..I'd buy one tomorrow for 150ish grand.

Why don't I have a Gallardo ? Well I have one Lambo and am waiting to see what the Gallardo Roadster looks like.

..slag..

V12Unleash
09-09-2004, 07:47 AM
Ford sucks for not making enough GT's to go around..I'd buy one tomorrow for 150ish grand.


well, from my understanding is that Ford wants to keep the car as exclusive as the orignial GT40, and doesn't want to market it like a replica of the orignial GT40. I believe the intentions were to keep thrive the hype on Ford's performance side, and let the public know that the Ford is back to its glory days and of course, it will be collectors items as soon as production finishes. it wasn't really made for profit.


Why don't I have a Gallardo ? Well I have one Lambo and am waiting to see what the Gallardo Roadster looks like.


People in this forum may hate me for saying this, but till this day, i think the only two models truely represented Lamborghini was the Countach and Diablo.

NathanP
09-20-2004, 08:56 PM
If you wanna talk about bang for buck, I have a 2004 Z06 Lingenfelter 427 Twin Turbo that does 0-60 in 3.2 (and ive actually done it), 1/4 in 9.5 sec, and top speed of over 230mph. 751rwhp 837rwtq.

and i paid 92k for it used with 100 miles on new setup and total of only 1200 miles.

I do have to say though, my new Gallardo is just as much of a blast, its just a different kind of blast. The car is obviously no comparison to my vette in power and the vette is obviously no comparison to the gallardo in handling. I wish either the vette handled like the lambo or more so the lambo had the vettes power. Oh yea, and my vette is street legal.

DiabloGT
09-21-2004, 08:31 PM
we dont care about your vette, only the gallardo!

NathanP
09-22-2004, 11:30 AM
we dont care about your vette, only the gallardo!

Oh cause I thought that alot of other people were talking about other cars that were a 'bang for the buck' but I guess since my vette could out smoke all other bang for bucks that no one cares about it eh?

Menu dei Motori
09-23-2004, 12:12 PM
If you wanna talk about bang for buck, I have a 2004 Z06 Lingenfelter 427 Twin Turbo that does 0-60 in 3.2 (and ive actually done it), 1/4 in 9.5 sec, and top speed of over 130mph. 751rwhp 837rwtq.

and i paid 92k for it used with 100 miles on new setup and total of only 1200 miles.

I do have to say though, my new Gallardo is just as much of a blast, its just a different kind of blast. The car is obviously no comparison to my vette in power and the vette is obviously no comparison to the gallardo in handling. I wish either the vette handled like the lambo or more so the lambo had the vettes power. Oh yea, and my vette is street legal.

hey as diablo said... here is a lambo forum!

and your topspeed of your vette is just rooooofl :D topspeed and handling rules quarter mile is ...

NathanP
09-23-2004, 12:37 PM
hey as diablo said... here is a lambo forum!

and your topspeed of your vette is just rooooofl :D topspeed and handling rules quarter mile is ...

Ummmm, let me look at the name of this thread again, oh yea its about a lambo and a ford. Oh yea, let me look at some of the responses, oh yea they are about a bunch of other cars besides a lambo. Wonder why eveyone got pissed when I talked about my TT vette, cause its probably one of the fastest street legal cars on this forum?

Dont get me wrong, I own a gallardo too, it will take my vette in the hills without trying, but get my vette on a straight and the lambo will dissappear. Its just the truth, you guys are acting like im bagging on lambos when I own one hahahha.

Menu dei Motori
09-23-2004, 04:04 PM
yes there is a difference.

if you want to praise your vette go in the corvette forum plz


you can talk about your awesome gallardo here. (i hope we can soon get some pics for our desktops!!!!!)

DiabloGT
09-23-2004, 06:18 PM
ok who here actually praises vettes? like on average if someone dreamed of a car, it would be higher than a vette... i bet allan lambos diablo can beat your tt vette with just a 100 shot of nitrous... theres always plenty of people with better cars, its hard to be the fastest...

NathanP
09-23-2004, 06:34 PM
yes there is a difference.

if you want to praise your vette go in the corvette forum plz


you can talk about your awesome gallardo here. (i hope we can soon get some pics for our desktops!!!!!)

I am a member of alot of car forums, cause I own alot of cars that I like to talk about with other people but this Lambo forum has been the most unwelcoming. People start chatting about other cars so I do also, and everyone starts bagging on me for it???

First of all, at least i own a chevy not a god forsaken ford.

Second, id imagine that most of you bagging on me dont even own a Lambo.

Third if you think a Diablo with NOS is faster than my TT then lets race for titiles, ill pay to fly anyone out with their car and their NOS to go up against my vette.

Maybe my profile says im only 25 and im getting the same reaction with people on the net that I do in real life, envy. Either way, thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Ill make sure to let everyone else know what kind people you all HAVENT been.

NathanP
09-23-2004, 06:36 PM
ok who here actually praises vettes? like on average if someone dreamed of a car, it would be higher than a vette... i bet allan lambos diablo can beat your tt vette with just a 100 shot of nitrous... theres always plenty of people with better cars, its hard to be the fastest...

I never said I was the fastest, I was simply chatting along about bang for buck cause I spent $92k on a Twin Turbo vette that is real fast and I thought that was a good deal. What is it with you people?

Oh yea, just for the record when I said a top speed of 130 it was a type-o, I ment a top speed of over 230mph.

NathanP
09-23-2004, 06:39 PM
OK, now I see why everyone is being pricks, none of you even own Lambos.

If there is an admin reading this, please cancel my account with this forum, I thought I would be chatting with other Lambo owners, not people with fords and BMW's that bag on others, thanks!

V12Unleash
09-24-2004, 10:20 AM
NathanP, you are an absolute DICKHEAD may the admin excuse my language.

To be quite honest, i don't give a sh$t that you have a, I QUOTE "possiblly the fastest car in this forum" and if.. IF, you do own a gallardo, you are an abosolute disgrace as a Lambo Owner.

There are loads of regular members on this forum who own/owns many exotic cars such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, high end Ford, BMWs.... There are people owns 3 Mclarens, Modified Diablos, Murcielagos..... None of them have your asshole attitude, another language i ask the admin to excuse.

You have the right to express your view on a car, whether you think its great, good, average, or shit. that's your opinion and its your right. However, forums are about exchange views and thoughts based on technical data or real life experience. Not to attack other members on the forum of their view. what makes you more seems like an idiot, is the fact that you contradicted yourself the whole time.

IF, IF you do own a Gallardo, which that i highly doubted judging by your charactor, it doesn't make you better than any one in this forum.

and last not least, none of us even own lambos? if all lambo owners are like you... I'm glad that i am not!

NathanP
09-26-2004, 12:11 PM
NathanP, you are an absolute DICKHEAD may the admin excuse my language.

To be quite honest, i don't give a sh$t that you have a, I QUOTE "possiblly the fastest car in this forum" and if.. IF, you do own a gallardo, you are an abosolute disgrace as a Lambo Owner.

There are loads of regular members on this forum who own/owns many exotic cars such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, high end Ford, BMWs.... There are people owns 3 Mclarens, Modified Diablos, Murcielagos..... None of them have your asshole attitude, another language i ask the admin to excuse.

You have the right to express your view on a car, whether you think its great, good, average, or shit. that's your opinion and its your right. However, forums are about exchange views and thoughts based on technical data or real life experience. Not to attack other members on the forum of their view. what makes you more seems like an idiot, is the fact that you contradicted yourself the whole time.

IF, IF you do own a Gallardo, which that i highly doubted judging by your charactor, it doesn't make you better than any one in this forum.

and last not least, none of us even own lambos? if all lambo owners are like you... I'm glad that i am not!


Your language says it all....

Like I said, admin please CANCEL my account with this forum.

DiabloGT
09-26-2004, 08:03 PM
I never said I was the fastest, I was simply chatting along about bang for buck cause I spent $92k on a Twin Turbo vette that is real fast and I thought that was a good deal. What is it with you people?

Oh yea, just for the record when I said a top speed of 130 it was a type-o, I ment a top speed of over 230mph.
if you would put a twin turbo on a diablo it will go way pasy 255mph+ if the slower older vttt can do 255 then im pretty sure the 98 sv or 01 6.0 can do more, and i dont care whats your top speed, it still looks american and plain and everyone on every steer has one, and how often do people have lambos? hardly ever, whats the chance a hot chick would pick your vette over diablo? the looks and aerodynamics are way better... and i would like to see what is more stable around speeds past 200mph cause of the aerodynamics?

DiabloGT
09-26-2004, 08:05 PM
Allanlambo's 98 diablo sv can prolly beat your vette with his 100 shot of nitrous, plus a gallardo is even slower than a diablo and murcielago so its not like you can even afford a better lambo...

NathanP
09-26-2004, 09:02 PM
First of all, I never said that my vette would be faster than a diablo TT.

Second, you dont even own a Lambo so shut up about it.

Third, your baggin on me cause I only could afford a Gallardo???? I paid CASH for it, no finance around and I dont want a murcielago, I bought the Gallardo to DOWNGRADE the power from my TT vette.

Fourth, if I were to add all my cars to my profile like yours it would go a little something like this:

'04 Hummer H1
'04 Escalade on 22's
'04 Lexus LS 430 Ultra Luxury Edition
'04 Z06 blown
'03 Z06 427 TT
'49 Merc Chopped
'04 Gallardo

Hmmm, looks like I can afford alot more than you can :)

p.s., its 2004.... time to get rid of your 1995 limo DiabloGT, let go......

MauiJammer
09-30-2004, 07:09 PM
Wow... I can only hope that when I make enough money to afford as many cars as you guys that I'm not so arrogant and pigheaded.

First off, if you're talking about bone stock cars. Of course a $200k car is going to beat a $50k car... there's no surprise there.

And once you begin modding a car, the only thing that's generally finite is the overall aerodynamic design of a car. And the only thing your drag coefficient effects that can't be overcome with excessive modding in another department is top speed. Other then that, money is your only limit. At that point it just gets down to bragging about how much money you spent. And honestly, I'd rather brag about how LITTLE I spent to get the power and performance out of a car.

How's this for an example, and it's what I aspire to attain someday.

04 Subaru WRX STi: $32k
2.8L Crawford Performance Motor Package (http://www.crawfordperformance.com/engine_packages/r4_package.shtml) (can reliably take around 1000HP): $8k
Approx cost of turbos, piping, and all misc components to compliment engine: $10k (being very liberal here)
Approx cost to reinforce transmission and drivetrain components: $4k
Cost of new transmission if the first attempt fails: $5k
Approx cost of all suspension, brakes, and structural upgrades for handling: $7k

Total Cost: Approx $66k

And at that point I could easily fit right in with all of you it would have only cost me a measly $66k. Except for in Top Speed... I mean... come on... it's a 4 door grocery getter at heart! :evillol: The fastest my speed limiter will let me go is 155mph and once that's gone, 6th gear tops out at 186mph but I'm sure I'll be drag limited to somewhere around 170mph. So 200+ is no where to be seen.

But really... how much skill does it take to put the peddle to the floor and drive in a straight line.

Bring those beasts to the track and then you'll have something to really brag about... SKILL!

NathanP
10-02-2004, 05:52 PM
Wow... I can only hope that when I make enough money to afford as many cars as you guys that I'm not so arrogant and pigheaded.
!

Obviously you must be talking about me cause Im the one with the expensive cars so let me tell you something. First off how was I arrogant and pigheaded???

Second, 'when you make enough money' to affrod as many cars as us guys, you will be in for a big surprise, well maybe not if you buy BMWs and 1995 limos, but if you start buying Lambos and H1's and shit like that, watch how everyone hates on you, cause its gonna be alot like your hatting on me :)

MauiJammer
10-02-2004, 10:13 PM
Obviously you must be talking about me cause Im the one with the expensive cars so let me tell you something. First off how was I arrogant and pigheaded???

No... I'm not singleing you out... It just seems that everyone is high and mighty about their cars... my point is that with enough work(money) almost any car can rival another car in one way or another.

Second, 'when you make enough money' to affrod as many cars as us guys, you will be in for a big surprise, well maybe not if you buy BMWs and 1995 limos, but if you start buying Lambos and H1's and shit like that, watch how everyone hates on you, cause its gonna be alot like your hatting on me :)

I already know the feeling a little bit... I'm only 20, so everyone assumes that mommy and daddy bought me my car.

Menu dei Motori
10-03-2004, 06:37 AM
enough!

nathan if you want to post sth open 1 thread not 3 or more!

and stop posing around here

DiabloGT
10-03-2004, 04:36 PM
First of all, I never said that my vette would be faster than a diablo TT.

Second, you dont even own a Lambo so shut up about it.

Third, your baggin on me cause I only could afford a Gallardo???? I paid CASH for it, no finance around and I dont want a murcielago, I bought the Gallardo to DOWNGRADE the power from my TT vette.

Fourth, if I were to add all my cars to my profile like yours it would go a little something like this:

'04 Hummer H1
'04 Escalade on 22's
'04 Lexus LS 430 Ultra Luxury Edition
'04 Z06 blown
'03 Z06 427 TT
'49 Merc Chopped
'04 Gallardo

Hmmm, looks like I can afford alot more than you can :)

p.s., its 2004.... time to get rid of your 1995 limo DiabloGT, let go......
how many cars/ what cars did you have when you were 17? and im getting a viper/vette soon cefore i hit 18 so i dont care what you say, by the time i will be your age i will afford better cars, and not get one of the slowest lambos that a diablo can beat and give a horrible excuse...
menu that guy is an asshole you should just ban him!

DiabloGT
10-03-2004, 04:37 PM
and p.s. i only got the 95' limo for some parties in school, so now im selling it and getting a newer model

kyky
09-07-2005, 01:33 AM
Ford GT's are cool, but it isnt a lambo. Theres something about the cars, beyond the price and performance, their styling just makes my jaw drop. They look amazing.

TeenageFury
01-05-2006, 10:10 AM
Gallardo. Hands down. GT40 is a poseur's car.

Decipha
06-12-2006, 08:18 AM
i would choose the lambo for the simple fact its a lambo... te he

Add your comment to this topic!


Quality Real Meat Nutrition for Dogs: Best Air Dried Dog Food | Real Beef Dog Food | Best Beef Dog Food